Hair curler



p 7, 1937. F. INTERRANTE 2,092,578

HAIR CURLER Filed Nov. 8, 1935 l N VEN TO R frank inle'rrarziz ATTORNEYPatented Sept. 7, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hair curlers.

The invention has for an object the construction of a device asmentioned which is character- 5 ized by a flexible hair retaining sheetfor attachment at an inner portion on a transverse pliable holding stripand associated with a coacting flexible hair retaining sheet and pliableelements on the outer ends of said sheets.

More particularly the invention proposes a novel construction andarrangement of the retaining sheets and the pliable elements.

One object of the invention is one in which the retaining sheets areseparate and connected along edge portions thereof.

Still further the invention proposes the construction of devices asmentioned which are simple and durable and which may be manufactured atreasonable costs.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of the invention;--

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a hair curler constructed according tothis invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a hair curler constructed according toanother embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

The form of the invention shown in Fig. 1 comprises a flexible hairretaining sheet ID for attachment on a transverse pliable holding stripII. A co-acting flexible hair retaining sheet I2 is connected with saidsheet ID.

The sheet ID has its top portion l bent around the strip l l and securedin fixed position by a I line of stitches [4. The lower end of the sheet45 I0 is formed with the tubular portion I5 in which the flexible wireI3 is housed. The sheet I2 is connected with the sheet Ill by two areasof stitches I! along the sides thereof at the free ends 7 of the sheets.The lower end of the co-acting re- 50 taining sheet 12* has a tubularportion l5 in which the pliable wire I3 is housed.

This curler is used by inserting a lock of hair in the space between thepliable elements l3, then the sheet I2 is held against the hair and thestrip I I is wound so as to wind the sheets and the hair into a curl.The hair is engaged into the curler with the tubular portion I5 towardthe scalp, and the strip H acts as a roller to wind the sheets and thehair into a curl.

In Figs. 3 and 4 a modified form of the invention is shown in which theco-acting pliable sheet [2 is in the form of a very narrow strip whichis attached at its ends by strip l8 to the lower edge of the sheet 10.In other respects this form of the invention is identical to theprevious forms and corresponding parts may be recognized by the samereference numerals. The operation of this form of the device is similarto the operation of the form described in relation to the formillustrated in Figs. 3 and 4.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is;-

1. A hair curler, comprising a flexible hair retaining sheet, atransverse pliable holding strip attached to the inner portion of saidhair retaining sheet, a co-acting flexible hair retaining sheetsuper-imposed on said sheet, pliable elements on the outer ends of saidsheet, stitches holding said sheets together near said pliable elementsso that said sheets are open at their outer ends and partially open attheir sides, whereby hair may be placed in between said pliable elementsand between said sheets and said sheets rolled to form a curl and beforeand during rolling said hair may be correctly placed by engaging onesfinger through said open sides.

2. A hair curler, comprising a flexible hair retaining sheet, atransverse pliable holding strip attached to the inner portion of saidhair retaining sheet, a co-acting flexible hair retaining sheetsuperimposed on said sheet, pliable elements on the outer ends of saidsheet, holding means for holding said sheets together near said pliableelements so that said sheets are open at their outer ends and partiallyopen at their sides, whereby hair may be placed in between said pliableelements and between said sheets and said sheets rolled to form a curland before and during rolling said hair may be correctly placed byengaging ones finger through said open sides.

3. A hair curler, comprising a flexible hair retaining sheet, atransverse pliable holding strip attached to the inner portion of saidhair retaining sheet, a co-acting flexible hair retaining sheetsuperimposed on said sheet, holding means for holding said sheetstogether near the outer ends of said sheets so that the said sheets areopen at their outer ends and partially open at their sides, whereby hairmay be placed in between them and said sheets rolled to form a curl andbefore and during rolling said hair may be correctly placed by engagingones finger through said open sides.

FRANK INTERRANTE.

